"For-hire Pennsylvania groundhog "Wolfgang" spotted his shadow at Brooklyn's McCarren Park in front of a crowd of ecstatic hipsters Saturday, whispering his weather prediction to perennial mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa - who claimed he'd don his own groundhog costume next year. The woodchuck predicted six more weeks of frigid wintery temperatures to the delight of hundreds in Williamsburg who chanted Sliwa's name and even bid for the Republican's autograph."
""Next year, I'm going to come and I'm going to audition with many of you and become a human [groundhog] next year to determine the shadow," Sliwa suddenly declared after speaking with his "fellow animal welfare friends" at the event. Th groundhog "look-alike" contest will be a "nice pre-show ceremony" to Brooklyn's new boozy bar crawl tradition, he said."
"The offbeat gathering, now in its second year, is the brainchild of political journalist Riley Callanan, 26, who told The Post that she shelled out $2,250 to rent the varmint from an animal rental service - and invited the animal-loving Sliwa as a "shot in the dark" due to his "New York icon" status among youngsters."
For-hire Pennsylvania groundhog "Wolfgang" appeared at McCarren Park in Brooklyn and signaled six more weeks of frigid, wintry temperatures. Hundreds gathered in Williamsburg, chanted Curtis Sliwa's name and sought his autograph as Sliwa interacted with attendees and suggested he might don a groundhog costume next year. Political journalist Riley Callanan organized the offbeat, second-year event and paid $2,250 to rent the animal from a rental service. A handful of animal welfare activists disrupted the gathering, prompting plans for a groundhog look-alike contest as a pre-show to a new boozy bar crawl tradition.
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